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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Behavioral Health
  • Clinical Assessment

Background:

  • The Emergency Department (ED) and Behavioral Health (BH) departments developed the Alcohol Intoxication Scale (AIS).
  • AIS is a behaviorally-based tool designed to assess patient transfer readiness from ED to BH.
  • It serves as an alternative to traditional blood alcohol level (BAL) measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the reliability and validity of the AIS.
  • To investigate the correlation between BAL and AIS scores.

Main Methods:

  • Inter-rater reliability was assessed using Krippendorff's alpha.
  • Criterion-related validity was evaluated by reviewing medical records for patient medical stability post-transfer.
  • Two independent raters assessed the same patient simultaneously for inter-rater reliability.

Main Results:

  • The AIS achieved a high inter-rater reliability score of 0.9396.
  • Medical record reviews confirmed that patients transferred using AIS were medically stable.
  • No significant correlation was found between AIS scores and BAL.

Conclusions:

  • The AIS shows preliminary reliability and validity as a tool for assessing patient stability for BH unit transfer.
  • Behaviorally-based assessments offer a viable alternative for transfer decisions.
  • Further research is recommended to substantiate the AIS's efficacy.